Bed bugs

[mrchirpy]

With the outbreak of bed bugs in many hotels, have there been any reports of them on the Carribbean Princess?

[newmexicoNita]

With the outbreak of bed bugs in many hotels, have there been any reports of them on the Carribbean Princess?

 

i don't think there have been many reports of bed bugs on any line. At least not ones that could be documented. Occassionally you will see someone mention them, but it could have been sand fleas or a number of things. The outbreak in hotels have been happening for the last 2 or 3 years. Let's hope this doesn't spread to ships.

 

Nita

[Pam in CA]

I've never experienced bed bugs nor do I know of anyone who has while on a ship. Sometimes people report having bed bugs but at least some of the time, they were at a beach somewhere and were bitten by sand fleas or whatever. Just because someone "reports" it doesn't mean it's fact.

[RickEk]

With the outbreak of bed bugs in many hotels, have there been any reports of them on the Carribbean Princess?

 

Just off the Caribbean Princess.... no reports of bed bugs...

[Loonbeam]

The cruise lines don't report incidents though I am sure they happen. The metallic structure of the ship, high humidity and other factors will help to keep any outbreaks in check.

[Toto2Kansas]

I have never experienced bed bugs on a Princess ship. Many passengers go to the beach and get sand flea bites and just assume it is bed bugs, but find out later it was the beach and the sand that caused a few bites on their feet and ankles. ;)

[karatemom2]

Just off the Caribbean Princess.... no reports of bed bugs...

 

Ditto! :)

[Shogun]

Hi There

 

The last report I know of was back in 2009 when two passengers reported bed bugs, on a Princess ship, nothing to say that were infact bed bugs.

 

yours Shogun

[lovevacadays]

Never any bed bugs on 15 cruises.

[zacc]

Bed bugs have never been a problem however lounge chair hogs at pool side seem to be at epidemic proportions!

[BratDet]

unless there is a confirmed bug siting/capture etc....

 

bed bug bites can show up up to FOURTEEN days AFTER being bitten.....

 

so tracing the source OFF SHIP can be quite difficult!

 

 

 

 

 

Bernadette

[TracieABD]

Never found a bedbeg on a ship (and I check).

I have, however, found them in a 5 star hotel in San Diego. :eek:

[O2B@Cagain]

I have read "reports" of bed bugs in hotel rooms. I know of one instance when the complaint was checked out, no bed bugs were found. But the trip report lives on... I think it has become fashionable to complain of this in order to a. get a refund and/or b. make trouble.

[juggles]

Anyone worried about bedbugs just needs to shake white pepper all over the mattress, that gets rid of them.

[Luv2escape]

There is a website you can look at: bedbug registry.com They list hotels as well as cruise ships with reported incidents of bed bugs.

[Go-Bucks!]

Anyone worried about bedbugs just needs to shake white pepper all over the mattress, that gets rid of them.

 

 

But you don't get much sleep at night 'cuz you're sneezing so much! :p

[Times Prince]

With the outbreak of bed bugs in many hotels, have there been any reports of them on the Carribbean Princess?

NO.

 

The CDC just gave Caribbean Princess a 100% rating on their inspection, reported just this week.

 

No health issues.

[UandMe4Ever]

The cruise lines don't report incidents though I am sure they happen. The metallic structure of the ship, high humidity and other factors will help to keep any outbreaks in check.

 

Loonbeam, Hi: Hopefully our ship is "bed bug free"! Any additional folks on this roll call?:confused: Are you still planning on going forward with the few we have? I thought there was a minimum of 25 people needed to have a "real M&G.

Thanks...

[newmexicoNita]

The cruise lines don't report incidents though I am sure they happen. The metallic structure of the ship, high humidity and other factors will help to keep any outbreaks in check.

 

of course the cruise lines are not going to report them, but the cruisers, normally waste no time letting everyone know. If there was an outbreak we would all know about it.

 

Nita